Not nonsense it came straight from the horse’s mouth.
Gary, we already went through this, as well as the unfounded claims regarding the Van Allen radiation Belts.
At this point you are trolling and thread crapping. Stop.
Gary, think about what a computer was like 50 years ago. “Further ahead”?
So I am interested if this is viewed as a building block to other things. And if so - what? Have there been any possibilities laid out?
No doubt computing power is light years ahead of what was available 50 years ago, and that’s what makes this whole moon mission thing seem like a step backwards. 50 years ago when computers were in their infancy, we sent men to the moon who played golf and drove the lunar rover around on the surface of the moon, today, mannequins to the moon. Rather anti-climatic.
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We are flying instrumented mannequins on Artemis 1 because the Orion capsule is new. The purpose is to gather flight data in-situ to assess performance of the system before we fly live crews. Artemis doesn’t end with Artemis 1. We’re flying live crews starting with Artemis 2. The leadership of NASA would have to be daft to fly a crew on flight 1. We’re toying with human lives, here. I’m sure glad you have nothing to do with NASA, manned flight systems engineering and launch decisions. Like Elk, I tire of this nonsense. Move on.
Alright all you Artemis 1 watchers and fans, NASA has a new date on the calendar. They’re moving the launch from the 2nd to the 3rd (Saturday), with a two-hour window starting at 1417 EDT. All the ruckus the media has made out of the Monday scrub (I detest the scientifically illiterate idiots who populate our media, with a passion) boils down to an umbilical leak engineers can manage by controlling propellent flow rate. Plus a procedure change for the chill down of the RS-25s (they leak a bit of cryogenically cooled liquid hydrogen from the main tank, hence the description of a ‘bleed’ cool down, pretty darned clever those NASA dudes). The forecast is better than it was Monday or would be on Friday. Go Artemis Go!
NASA Targets Sept. 3 for Next Artemis I Moon Mission Launch Attempt – Artemis
I thought a cool article talking about the plans and what this could lay out for deeper exploration. All I’ve got to say is we better get that cloaking device tech going!! 
Thanks for all of the knowledge that you share here. It is very interesting to see the hands on viewpoint…
I second this!
Ditto!
Fingers crossed.
Scrubbed again. This time a leak in a liquid hydrogen umbilical for filling the core stage tank. The LOX tank was 100% filled, but the hydrogen tank only reached 11% capacity. Frustrating, this isn’t an issue with the SLS itself, it seems. The RS-25 engine pre-chill, the previous problem, went off without a hitch. I think this launch window extends through the 6th, then late September-early October next. If NASA has to roll the vehicle back to the VAB, I can’t imagine launch happening this month.
The moon is still there. Getting it right is what matters.
Thank you for the continued narrative. You do a great job explaining.
Interesting interview of the original moon landing.
If you aren’t proud watching that video you have issues that may not be resolvable. 
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Big thanks. That was wonderful. I’ll be forwarding that to some friends.
Is there something different about SLS compared to the shuttle? I figured fuel loading would be something already dialed in.
Looks like/guessing it will probably have to come off of the launch pad for repairs: